Creating an army of outreach workers prepared for the next pandemic would empower state and local public health departments to work on America's multiple health crises.
The concept of contact tracing crossed my mind as well in February, 2020. I would have suggested the following. Everyone arriving in the US by plane would be put in a hotel room. Several large hotels would be bought out by the US. Anyone off a plane or in contact with a COVID case would spend 7 to 14 days in a hotel. Free lodging, free meals, free Netflix, books, etc. Paid 500 dollars a day to do so. Can leave at 7 days if promise to stay at home another 7 days. Any one not agreeing to do so could but if they come down with COVID, they pay $10,000. They are checked days 3 and 7 to see if they have COVID. The hotel managers would keep people away from those in confinement, but would find a way to serve them meals. There would be a few exceptions due to other illnesses or disabilities. And it those leaving the US on business or pleasure would be assessed restrictions, etc. These policies would be difficult, but could have lessened illness considerably in the US.
The concept of contact tracing crossed my mind as well in February, 2020. I would have suggested the following. Everyone arriving in the US by plane would be put in a hotel room. Several large hotels would be bought out by the US. Anyone off a plane or in contact with a COVID case would spend 7 to 14 days in a hotel. Free lodging, free meals, free Netflix, books, etc. Paid 500 dollars a day to do so. Can leave at 7 days if promise to stay at home another 7 days. Any one not agreeing to do so could but if they come down with COVID, they pay $10,000. They are checked days 3 and 7 to see if they have COVID. The hotel managers would keep people away from those in confinement, but would find a way to serve them meals. There would be a few exceptions due to other illnesses or disabilities. And it those leaving the US on business or pleasure would be assessed restrictions, etc. These policies would be difficult, but could have lessened illness considerably in the US.